How To Install retry on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install retry on Ubuntu.
What is retry
retry is:
Retry captures stdin into memory as the data is passed to the repeated command, and this captured stdin is then replayed should the command be repeated. This makes it possible to embed the retry tool into shell pipelines.
Retry captures stdout into memory, and if the command was successful stdout is passed on to stdout as normal, while if the command was repeated stdout is passed to stderr instead. This ensures that output is passed to stdout once and once only.
There are three methods to install retry on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install retry Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install retry using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install retry
Install retry Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install retry using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install retry
Install retry Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install retry using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install retry
How To Uninstall retry on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the retry package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove retry
Uninstall retry And Its Dependencies
To uninstall retry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove retry
Remove retry Configurations and Data
To remove retry configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge retry
Remove retry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove retry configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge retry
Dependencies
retry have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install retry package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.